Hard as it is to believe, the Exalted Infernals crowdfunder on BackerKit is coming to a close this Thursday! It’s happening!

(We’re also closing in on wrapping up this year, but more on that below).

Thanks to everyone who has supported this campaign so far, and to everyone increasing their pledges or backing for the first time in the always wild last days to come!

Here’s our last dev preview of the campaign:

Hey folks — it’s Vance and Elliott, with a sneak peek at the terrible glory of Solar Circle sorcery.

Total Annihilation

Cost: 35sm, 3wp

Keywords: Aggravated, Perilous

Duration: Instant

The sorcerer raises one finger to the sky in a heaven-piercing mudra. All light bends and dim around her hand, desperate to escape the Elder Sun whose lost name she now invokes.

The sorcerer casts a orb of coruscating emerald energy  at a point within medium range. No attack roll is required, but such power is reluctant to be commanded: the blaze doesn’t impact its destination until the start of her next turn, though its intended destination is clear to all observers.

On impact, the facsimile Green Sun erupts into a spear of all-consuming emerald light. This burning pillar extends out to close range from the point of impact and extends outward by another range band at the end of each round, maximum long range. It extends six range bands upwards. All characters who must succeed on a difficulty 5 (Wits + Resistance) roll or be permanently blinded. The difficulty is reduced  by 1 for each range band past the first between a character and the point of impact, minimum 2.

The emerald light is an environmental hazard with difficulty 5. Unlike most hazards, it inflicts five levels of aggravated damage on a failed roll, or five dice of aggravated damage on a successful roll. Characters damaged by it are exposed to green sun wasting (p. XX), and are permanently blinded if they suffer 3+ levels of damage. Those killed by it become shadows smeared across the landscape, leaving not even dust behind. The hazard deals uncountable damage to trivial characters, Might 0 battle groups, and most mundane scenery. It always counts as a source of recurring uncountable damage for Charms capable of defending against them.

Once the hazard reaches long range, it releases a shockwave of burning ash and tainted air at the end of the next round. This is a lesser environmental hazard with difficulty 5, Damage 5L that extends out to short range from the emerald light’s edges. At the end of each subsequent round, it expands outward by one range band, but its difficulty is reduced by 1 each time. Once it reaches long from the blaze’s edge, it disperses. With that, the emerald light finally curdles and collapses, leaving desolation in its wake.

Control: The sorcerer’s anima and eyes throb with emerald light. She can hurl the orb out to long range and is immune to being blinded by both the initial flash and the hazard. Characters with Ties of fear toward Ligier also treat them as applying to the sorcerer while interacting with her.

Distortion (15): This spell can only be distorted in the time between the sorcerer casting it and the blaze impacting its destination. If successful, the distorting sorcerer redirects the orb to a new destination before it impacts. The destination must be within the spell’s range and within medium range of the original destination.

If you are a backer, you may have already seen this in one of Jame’s Backer Updates, but if not, enjoy it as an example of what Exalted: Infernals contains! Either way, we’ll see you all at the finish line on Thursday!

Unless, of course, there are enough of you folks pledging and repledging at the end to keep a Backer Train going long past the official end…we don’t tell you when it’s over, BackerKit doesn’t tell you when it’s over – only you backers get to decide that! Just like Infernals!

Curseborne 2: The Cursening

Don’t get excited – that’s not a real title! Just one of many suggested today during a CB discussion at the Monday Meeting. Not all of them had this one’s fine cinematic feel.

One thing that we also discussed were the new folks coming onto our social media for Curseborne in particular, but really, we’ve just seen an uptick and some folks that are not used to how we do things. So, to cover a few points:

1- When you are one of our customers, either as a backer or on DTRPG, we will email you your coupons, particularly if you are getting a bundle or a discount. Please set your allowed emails on DTRPG to allow us to send you the elements you should rightly have. You would be stunned by the number of people who should get a discount coupon as part of a crowdfunder, or who, when purchasing a PDF, don’t allow us to send them a coupon for the PoD when that is part of the deal.

With that, if you think you should have received a coupon and didn’t…after checking your Spam folders, check on your DTRPG account to see if you allow our messages through to you. Thanks, you’ll be glad you did!

2- We encourage and allow plenty of commentary about our games so long as it doesn’t break the rules for each of those venues. Please be aware that we have a long history with our game lines, and even though they may not have been books that Onyx Path published as they were before our founding in 2012, many of us were part of the original White Wolf, or at least have friends that were. “I was there Gandalf, 3000 years ago at the founding of White Wolf!“

You probably don’t like to hear your friends insulted and run down, and neither do we – particularly for work they did 30+ years ago when we were in a very different world in almost every respect. Please bear that in mind when posting a hot new take on art that had to be drawn or painted by hand and physically mailed to us, or writing that had only reference books, friends who might have studied the topic in college, or our own faulty memories to rely on for information. And unrelenting deadlines that meant that everything we created was done fast.

3- We don’t “do release dates”. Nope, what we do is put up a list every week in this blog featuring projects that have moved forward, so that as something approaches going on sale you can see it happen, or not, in real time. (And every month Ian puts up the monthly roundup that shows all the projects on our schedule once they are contracted at the beginning).

Hope those three items help folks enjoy their interactions with us here at Onyx Path!

Now here are a few ongoing reminders: The Dystopia Rising: Evolution Last Chance Sale continues!

Last Chance Dystopia Rising: Evolution sale is live at these venues:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/4261/onyx-path-publishing/category/33936/dystopia-rising-evolution
https://studio2publishing.com/collections/onx-onyx-path-publishing

After the end of this month, we are taking down the product listings and scrapping physical products if any are left over. Get ’em while you can, it’s a very cool game line!

On the other side of the game line life cycle, Branch Riders is going live on DTRPG this Weds in PoD and PDF versions! With the core book you also can download printable PDFs of the Condition and Injury cards, a printable PDF of the Exposure Tracker, and a form-fillable character sheet! You can also get PoD versions of both the Cards and the Exposure Tracker by following links on the page to DTCards.

If you’ve missed out on the announcements, Branch Riders is not just a fun game to play with an excellent bespoke system, but it was created by actual therapists from the Bodhana Group and is designed based on their years of using TTRPGs as part of their therapeutic sessions. All that stuff is buried beneath the hood, as the team first and foremost want BR to be a fun roleplaying game!

One final reminder about next week when on Monday I’ll be putting out our last Monday Meeting-based blog of 2025! We’ll be celebrating an Icelandic custom we learned about during our days of working with CCP of creating a “book flood” where Xmas Eve is the night for curling up with a new fiction book (usually a present from a loved one). So next, next Wednesday, keep an eye out for some Onyx Path fiction going up on DTRPG!

And our wacky crew here will regale you with their hopes for presents from Santa!

And then the week after that, it’s New Year’s Resolutions time!

Phew, the holidays just came up awfully fast! Wait, is that one of Santa’s little helpers or Jack Berkenstock of the Bodhana Group coming over here to change our usual end of the blog salutation in honor of Branch Riders?! Oh well, I can change it back next week!

Eight Realms… One Mission!

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Blurbs!

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Crowdfunding!

Funded in 11 Minutes! Over 600% Funded So Far!

14 Stretch Goals achieved and we’re headed hard towards #15! Join us in the green fires!

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/onyx-path/deluxe-exalted-infernals

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Onyx Path Media!

Check out our attached media schedule for the videos on our Twitch channel this week!

On this week’s Onyx Path News, Matthew talks about Dystopia Rising: Evolution‘s farewell, They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!’s Jumpstart, and Exalted: Infernals’ Backerkit!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFueCa_8Yow

And over on his YouTube channel as The Gentleman Gamer, Matthew presents part two of his dive into linking James Herbert works with the Curseborne RPG: https://youtu.be/xNI85CSqo44

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Virtual Tabletop!

Scion Demigod Available on Roll20 NOW!

The Scion: Origin and Scion Hero Compendiums are now available on Roll20!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/publisher/1716/onyx-path-publishing

The first of our official Scion sheets designed for Foundry VTT are now available! https://foundryvtt.co

They Came From Beneath the Sea! on Roll20 VTT!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/bundle/22308/they-came-from-beneath-the-sea

Looking for more virtual tabletop resources? We have a selection of tokens, encounters, and more available now at DriveThruRPG! https://bit.ly/3SnrNJ7

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Our Sales Partners!

We’re working with Studio2 to provide our traditionally printed books out into your local game stores. Game stores can order via their usual distributors, and can also contact Studio2 directly. And individuals can check out our projects via the links below!

Select Chronicles of Darkness Screens and Monarchies of Mau books,
screens, and dice 50% off at Studio 2:
https://studio2publishing.com/collections/onx-onyx-path-publishing

Some more deluxe books have popped up on Studio 2, with more on the way.

https://studio2publishing.com/collections/onx-onyx-path-publishing

Looking for our Deluxe or Prestige Edition books, dice, and screens? Try this link! http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Onyx-Path-Publishing/

Some last chance/clearance titles at IPR:

https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Last-Chance/

As always, you can find Onyx Path’s titles in PDF and PoD versions at DriveThruRPG.com!

Amazon and Barnes & Noble!

You can now read our fiction from the comfort and convenience of your Kindle (from Amazon) and Nook (from Barnes & Noble).

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On Sale This Week!

Eight Realms… One Mission! When The Blight infects a world: they are there! The Branch Riders! All new game core rulebook available in PDF and PoD versions this Weds on DTRPG! Also comes with PDF of Cards and Exposure Tracker Sheet and form-fillable character sheet! Also, PoD Cards and Exposure Tracker Sheet available at DTCards!

Also also this week: the monsters from Realms of Pugmire available for your online play: Threats & Curs VTT Assets on sale Weds on DTRPG!

On Sale Last Week!

It’s time to take the plan and make it happen! The They Came From Classified! Jumpstart, Operation: Lost Reverie, is now available in both PDF and PoD versions on DTRPG!

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Conventions!

Here’s where you can find out more info on physical and virtual conventions we’re going to be involved with!

In 2026, we’ll be at the GAMA Expo in March and then the ACD Expo in May (we’ll have a booth at this one).

Game Night With Onyx Path Publishing at StartPlaying is the last Friday of every month and through that weekend! Come play some Curseborne that night! (But any of our game lines are welcome all weekend long!)

Here’s a link to give anyone $10 credit to play games on Start.Playing:

https://startplaying.games/referral/clog9y0v10006ju0968iev95m

Please spread the word about GMing games as much as possible! Details on how list a game are at the bottom of the page in the FAQ:

https://startplaying.games/event/game-night-onyx-path

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Project Status Updates!

Our full list of projects will be available monthly on our blog! Check out November’s full list report here: https://theonyxpath.com/release-roundup-november-2025/

DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM EDDY!

Here are the projects that moved to the next stage of production:

First Draft

Curseborne Novellas

• Our two fiction stretch goals from the Curseborne Player’s Guide Kickstarter are now novellas! Written by Curseborne architects Danielle Lauzon and Matthew Dawkins, I’m sure these will be gripping tales of horror.

Redlines

Curseborne – Seattle: City of Curses

• This book contains enough material to satisfy fans of city books filled with lore and metaplot and city books filled with “build your own city” advice, not to mention the wider Washington material introduces some lovely rural folklore content for Curseborne. I’m very excited to get started on redlines!
  

Final Draft

Exalted – Exalted Essence Storyteller’s Guide

• Our next big book for Exalted: Essence has been dutifully redlined and is back in the hands of the writers for final drafts!

Editing

Storypath – SPU Tasty Bit (January 2026) – Massive Monsters

• Our first SPU Tasty Bit is stomping its way into editing!

Curseborne – Curseborne Player’s Guide

• After carefully reviewing all the feedback we received on the manuscript, we’ve now handed it off to editing.

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ART DIRECTION FROM MIKE CHANEY!

In Art Direction

• Ex3 Infernals (BK) – Backer Kit wrapping up Thursday!
• TCF the Danger Zone – Okay… figuring out what to get and not to get half pager wise.
• Curseborne Accursed Adventures – Contracted.
• SCION Gifts of the Titans – Expecting sketches this week.
• Scion God Jumpstart – Signed off on sketches on Friday.

Layout Queue

• Ex3 Alchemicals
• TWB Ed Greenwood Book – Over to Ron Thompson. 
• SPU Core Manual – It’s rolling along.
• TC Anima AR – Getting layout stuff compiled and to Travis.

Proofing Queue

• SCION War Games – Getting it ready to go out to backers.
• Scarred Lands Dead Gods Trilogy Omnibus – Amending some “history of Scarred Lands” text to get it up to date.

At Press

• TC Aeon Fiction Compilation – PoD proofs ordered.
• SCION God Player’s Guide – PoD proofs ordered.
• Ex 3 Exigents – Content proof OK’d, EU stuff getting added.
• Heroes of Action and Wonder – PoD proofs ordered.
• RoP fiction Omnibus – Out to KS backers….
• Scion Dragon Tasty Bit Compilation – Prepping PoD files.
• Curseborne December Tasty Bit – Ready to roll for next month.
• Realms of Pugmire – Threats & Curs VTT Tokens on sale Weds on DTRPG!
• Branch Riders – PDF and POD versions ready for Weds on DTRPG!

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Today’s Reason to Celebrate!

Happy Hanukkah! For those not celebrating: according to the internet, it’s a Rabbinic Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple following the Jewish Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. “…they defiled all the oils therein, and when the Hasmonean dynasty prevailed against and defeated them, they made search and found only one cruse of oil which lay with the seal of the kohen gadol (high priest), but which contained sufficient [oil] for one day’s lighting only; yet a miracle was wrought therein, and they lit [the lamp] therewith for eight days. The following year these [days] were appointed a Festival with [the recital of] Hallel and thanksgiving.” —Shabbat 21b